Steve Hoyles

Following years of price hikes, sewage spills, missed performance targets and financial irregularities, Labour MP Clive Lewis wants to see water companies brought back under public ownership. Privatisation Has “Failed” Clive Lewis, the Labour MP for Norwich South, has said the water industry should be brought back under public ownership following its serial failures since … Read more

There are several reasons why Labour can’t be complacent in the run-up to the general election. Although the polling suggests it’ll be an easy Labour win, let’s look at some potential hurdles in wait. Lack of Young Voters Registered Data from 2022 shows that around 60% of 18-year-olds were registered to vote. Not all these … Read more

Changes to the welfare system mean that anyone working for less than 18 hours a week will be expected to seek more work if they want to keep receiving Universal Credit.  Increase in Hours For Claimants Before these changes, people claiming Universal credit only had to work for 15 hours a week. The changes have … Read more

A new bill aimed at reducing homelessness in the UK has been criticized for being cruel and heartless. Elements of the Criminal Justice Bill have come under fire from various angles, including MPs and charities. Bill First Introduced by Suella Braverman The Criminal Justice Bill was introduced to Parliament by former home secretary, Suella Braverman. … Read more

Keir Starmer has pledged to rip up the government’s Rwanda scheme and instead use the money to form a specialist force. The new unit will be given powers similar to those of the counter-terror police.  Plans to Divert Funds The Labour party wants to use £75m of the government’s allocation to the Rwanda scheme to … Read more

Russia has threatened to make British military facilities a legitimate combat target following David Cameron’s comments. Similar warnings have been issued to the French after Macron’s statement.  Response to Cameron Saying Ukraine Can Use UK Weapons to Strike in Russia David Cameron said that Ukraine has the right to use UK weapons to strike inside … Read more

The latest YouGov polls show a surprising change in voting intention. There’s a suggestion the minor parties’ messages are getting through – something the big guns need to work on.  Wafer Thin Gap on the Right The big worry for the Tories is the slip from low to lower. They were polling around 21% of … Read more

It has been over two weeks since Rishi Sunak surprised the nation by announcing that a general election would be held on the 4th of July. Campaigning has been a disaster for the Tories, and this week was no different. Attack Lines Forming Typically, in an election run-up, the major parties will campaign on a … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s actions regarding the D-Day remembrance service infuriated a large proportion of Tory support. He will have to climb a steep hill to win back support. 80th Anniversary of D-Day The massive ‘Operation Neptune’ launched on the 6th of June, 1944, saw hundreds of thousands of Allied troops land on the beaches of northern … Read more